Ok so I need help on this question. How would you evaluate this expression, -8x + 5 -2x - 4 + 5x when x=2. How would you write the expression in simplest form?

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Pierre Poliakoff · Answer 1 · 2021-05-16T08:05:12+0000

Answer:

Here are the basic steps to follow to simplify an algebraic expression:

remove parentheses by multiplying factors.

use exponent rules to remove parentheses in terms with exponents.

combine like terms by adding coefficients.

combine the constants.

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